Just for Cats: Internet Cat Video Festival, a special screening devoted to the best cat-themed YouTube videos, will take place April 17 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, and the prime minister’s wife will be on hand to introduce the feline features.

From there, the filmfest will tour other Canadian cities, including Saskatoon, Montreal, Vancouver, and Ottawa. A representative at TIFF confirmed that Harper will not introduce features at any of the other festivals across the country.

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Harper, a humane society volunteer and cat foster mom, currently takes care of four kittens, including rescued cats Gypsy, Stanley and Cartier. The Harper family also has a chinchilla, Charlie, who was featured on their 2013 Christmas card, and in this video:

The Internet Cat Video Festival had its inaugural engagement at the Walker Art Center in Minnesota in 2013. This year’s Toronto iteration will feature clips from some of the Web’s favourite felines, including nyan cat, Lil Bub, Grumpy Cat, and the NONONONONO cat, the latter of whom must be seen to be believed:

The Minnesota iteration of the Internet Cat Video Festival also featured an awards component. There’s no word as to whether the Toronto engagement will do the same, but the Lightbox will be hosting a cat adopt-a-thon in conjunction with the Toronto Humane Society ahead of the filmfest’s kickoff.